The Internet has put local newspapers in its rearview mirror and has its sights set on television as a source of political campaign news, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.
- Cable television leads with 36% of Americans getting their information on candidates and campaigns from cable news networks, down… from the 38% … in 2008.
- …Local TV news was a source for 32% of Americans, down… from 40% in 2008 and 48% in 2000.
- Network news (reached) 26%, down from 32% four years ago and 45% in 2000.
- The Internet… was cited (in 2000) as a political news source by 9% of the public. This year, it captured 25% of the public, basically flat from 24% in 2004…
- …Local newspapers… dropped to 20% from 31% in 2004.
